Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK, & NATURAL RESOURCES

Date:04/04/2012
ATTENDANCE
Time:10:30 AM to 03:25 PM
Brown
*
Coram
X
Place:HCR 0107
Fischer
X
Jones
*
This Meeting was called to order by
Looper
X
Representative Sonnenberg
McKinley
X
Ryden
X
This Report was prepared by
Scott
X
Lauren Ris
Vaad
X
Vigil
X
Wilson
X
Baumgardner
X
Sonnenberg
X
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
HB12-1280
HB12-1334		Amended, Referred to Appropriations
Referred to Appropriations
10:31 AM -- House Bill 12-1280

Testimony on House Bill 12-1280 was heard on February 22, 2012. Representative Sonnenberg, bill sponsor, explained that the committee was now in the amendment phase.
BILL:HB12-1280
TIME: 10:31:27 AM
MOVED:Coram
MOTION:Moved amendment L.008 (Attachment A) as amended. The motion passed on a vote of 9-4.
SECONDED:Brown
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
Yes
Fischer
No
Jones
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
No
Scott
Yes
Vaad
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
No
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
YES: 9 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

120404AttachA.pdf
BILL:HB12-1280
TIME: 10:35:04 AM
MOVED:Baumgardner
MOTION:Moved amendment L.009 (Attachment B) to L.008. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Coram
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
Yes
Fischer
No
Jones
No
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
No
Scott
Yes
Vaad
Yes
Vigil
No
Wilson
No
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

120404AttachB.pdf

BILL:HB12-1280
TIME: 10:46:13 AM
MOVED:Coram
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1280, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Brown
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
Yes
Fischer
No
Jones
No
Looper
No
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
No
Scott
Yes
Vaad
No
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
No
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:HB12-1280
TIME: 10:46:24 AM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved a substitute motion to refer House Bill 12-1280, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. The motion failed on a vote of 5-8.
SECONDED:Ryden
VOTE
Brown
No
Coram
No
Fischer
Yes
Jones
Yes
Looper
No
McKinley
No
Ryden
Yes
Scott
No
Vaad
No
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Baumgardner
No
Sonnenberg
No
YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL

10:49 AM -- House Bill 12-1334

Representative Sonnenberg explained that Representative Becker was not available to present his bill due to a family emergency, however, Representative Becker wished that the bill still be heard in committee. Representative Sonnenberg indicated that he had spoken to the Speaker of the House and to the Minority Leader and that they both approved.

10:50 AM -- Eric Lane, Colorado Department of Agriculture, spoke in support of the bill and explained that the bill is a sunset extension that extends the funding from the Operational Account of the Severance Tax Trust Fund to promote agricultural energy through FY 2016-17 at a level of $500,000 annually. Under current law, this funding would sunset after FY 2011-12. He discussed the purpose of the program.


10:53 AM -- Lee Swenson, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, spoke in support of the bill and discussed how the bill has advanced energy developments on farms and ranches in Colorado.
BILL:HB12-1334
TIME: 10:54:53 AM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Moved to refer House Bill 12-1334 to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0.
SECONDED:Looper
VOTE
Brown
Yes
Coram
Yes
Fischer
Yes
Jones
Yes
Looper
Yes
McKinley
Yes
Ryden
Yes
Scott
Yes
Vaad
Yes
Vigil
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Baumgardner
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Final YES: 13 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:55 AM

The committee adjourned.